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- A driver’s education
I was late for my teaching assignment when a dicey shortcut presented itself.
- We are observed
We saw their comings and goings. Then we found where they went.
- What’s in a name? For flowers, plenty.
There’s the garden name, several local ones, and the long latinate moniker.
- Heavenly help for the working dog
A modest achievement in my work as an interfaith activist: A canine rationale.
- How I tapped into my success
‘Learn to type,’ my immigrant mother urged me. It’s an ‘American skill.’
- It’s not just a game – it’s a lifestyle
There’s nowhere to hide from basketball in Bloomington, Ind.
- I advocate for quality
Our speeded-up age resists it, because quality takes time.
- In which Dave and I find an amphibious unicorn
Lost in the woods, we spotted a large metal lid set into the ground.
- A gift to both of us
I wanted to help the rejected calf. He had other ideas.
- My debt to women of strength
Many Southern white women were dependent. Black women often made their own way.
- Ever on my way to expertise
In so many areas of life, I’ve risen from beginnership into the wide expanse of ‘intermediate.’
- Hope and the landscape of history
Colonial America tells the story of violence yielding to peace.
- Notes to my garden denizens, Part II
A few suggestions for porcupines, mice, bears – and rocks – as winter begins.
- An ode to onions
They always make me cry when I slice them. But this time I was glad I cried.
- Rereading Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’
I’m transported miles away from to-do lists and shopping malls.
- Last-minute fruitcake
A classic recipe from the Monitor's archives is making the rounds again.
- Why I talk to dogs
Their tethered humans might think I’m crazy, but I can’t help it.
- To 'aitch' ... or not to 'haitch'?
The thing is this: For as long as I can remember, the eighth letter of the alphabet has been spelled and pronounced “aitch.” But now it is frequently being pronounced “haitch.”
- Word by word
Every student must navigate the transition from summary to critical thought.
- Back in touch with typing
No wonder kids like it: real molecules of ink hitting real molecules of paper.